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Hetch Hetchy Backpackers Campground

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SeasonOpen year-round

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🏞️ Attractions

Kolana Rock (1,760 m)
Kolana Rock (1,760 m)Summits & peaks

dome in Yosemite National Park

1 km · ~12 min walkDirections ↗
Hetch Hetchy Dome (1,882 m)
Hetch Hetchy Dome (1,882 m)Summits & peaks

granite dome in Yosemite, California, USA

1 km · ~12 min walkDirections ↗
Tueeulala Falls
Tueeulala FallsWaterfalls

Tueeulala Falls is located on the north side of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. At roughly 880 feet it is the smaller of two large waterfalls that spill into Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, the other being Wapama Falls. It is, however, the larger of the two in terms of greatest free-fall distance, as Wapama is split into two falls. Tueeulala Fall drops free for 600 feet, hits a ledge, then

1.1 km · ~13 min walkDirections ↗
Wapama Falls
Wapama FallsWaterfalls

Wapama Falls is the larger of two waterfalls located on Falls Creek on the northern wall of Hetch Hetchy Valley below Hetch Hetchy Dome, in Yosemite National Park. The other waterfall, Tueeulala Falls, is on a separate seasonal distributary of Falls Creek. Wapama Falls flows year-round and during peak flow has been known to inundate the trail bridge crossing its base, making the falls impossible t

1.1 km · ~13 min walkDirections ↗
Wapama Falls
Wapama FallsAttractions

Falls Creek, also known as the Falls River, is a tributary of the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park, California, United States. The creek begins at the northern boundary of the national park and flows 24 miles (39 km) to empty into the Tuolumne at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, dropping over two well-known waterfalls. The Pacific Crest Trail and other national park trails follow the creek for much

1.1 km · ~13 min walkDirections ↗
Smith Peak TrailheadTrails & trailheads2.4 km · ~5 min driveDirections ↗
Poopenaut Valley TrailheadTrails & trailheads5.3 km · ~10 min driveDirections ↗
Lookout PointAttractions8.4 km · ~16 min driveDirections ↗
Mather Ranger Station TrailheadTrails & trailheads11.5 km · ~22 min driveDirections ↗
Yosemite Wilderness
Yosemite WildernessParks & play

protected area in California, United States

72.2 km · ~100 min driveDirections ↗

🛒 Amenities & services

🛒 Groceries

  • Camp Mather General Store13.7 km · ~27 min driveDirections ↗
  • Evergreen Lodge General Store & Gift Shop14.7 km · ~29 min driveDirections ↗

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Hetch Hetchy Backpackers Campground charges a camping fee.

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No — it's first-come, first-served.

When is Hetch Hetchy Backpackers Campground open?

Hetch Hetchy Backpackers Campground is open year-round.

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